The deluge of sword and sorcery movies which popped up in the early 1980s are often jaw-dropping for the level of sex and violence on show, and the Roger Corman-produced Deathstalker is a fine example of this.įor evidence, we need look no further than Lana Clarkson's character Kiara. Stories of warriors, wizards and monsters tend to be thought of as kids' stuff - but this isn't always the case.